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Crawley woman caught drinking bottle of wine while driving
POLICE have caught a woman more than twice the drink-drive limit after she was spotted drinking from a bottle of wine while behind the wheel in Crawley.Sussex Police received a tip off from a member of...
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Sussex Police officers trained to spot controlling behaviour by...
A NEW law which makes it a criminal offence to use controlling or coercive behaviour within relationships has come into effect today (Tuesday). Detective Chief Inspector Ali Eaton, of the Sussex Police...
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Crawley's top cop no longer dedicated to just this district as he...
THE top cop in Crawley is now having to split his time by also being in charge of Mid Sussex police.Chief Inspector Dave Padwick has become district commander for neighbouring Mid Sussex alongside his...
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"Bloody well done" to person who reported Ifield woman...
THE head of Crawley Neighbourhood Watch has said a "bloody well done" to the person who reported a woman drinking a bottle of wine while driving through Ifield. Sussex Police received the shocking...
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Suspected drug-driver from Maidenbower given 12-month ban after...
A MAIDENBOWER man suspected of drug-driving failed to provide a specimen of breath or blood to police for analysis and was subsequently found to have no licence. Lee Erikson, 25, unemployed, of...
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Maidenbower man wants to make it clear he would never drink-drive...
A MAIDENBOWER man convicted of failing to provide a specimen of blood to police has asked to clarify that he would never drink-drive - but says he sees no problem with smoking weed and driving. Lee...
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WARNING: Product recall on hoverboards which may electrocute you
HOVERBOARDS were one of the must-have items this Christmas and were bought by a huge number of people. And they weren't put off by the fact that riding them on a public road - or public pavement - is...
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Van containing tree surgery equipment stolen from Gossops Green...
A van containing tree surgery equipment was taken from outside a home in Buckswood Drive earlier this month.The theft occurred on December 18 between 4.10pm and 4.30pm. Anyone with any information...
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Maidenbower man accused of punching girlfriend then waving knife...
A MAIDENBOWER man allegedly punched his ex-girlfriend then waved a knife around in the street.Jamie Palmer, who now lives in Billinton Drive, Maidenbower, is accused of assaulting Rebekah Moore on...
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Rings stolen from Furnace Green home in burglary
A NUMBER of rings were stolen from a home in Brunswick Close, Furnace Green during a burglary.The break-in was reported last Monday, but happened sometime in the week before that.
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Handbag stolen in burglary at Three Bridges home
A burglary in a Three Bridges street resulted in a handbag being stolen.The home in Tinsley Lane was broken into between 1pm and 1.50pm on Monday, December 21.
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Police officer attacked with a hammer in Langley Green
A POLICE officer has been taken to hospital after being attacked with a hammer. Crawley Police were called at around 10.30am to a report that a man had been seen in Stagelands, Langley Green acting...
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Copthorne teenager who admitted downloading child porn images...
A TEENAGER has been warned he could be sent to prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.Jason Handscomb, 19, appeared at Brighton Crown Court yesterday...
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Drink-driving Crawley police officer crashed after drinking 7...
A POLICE officer has been banned from driving for two years, after pleading guilty to being nearly three times the drink-drive limit. James Smoothy, from Heathcotes, Maidenbower, gave a breathalyser...
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NAMED: Another 2 Crawley drivers arrested on suspicion of...
ANOTHER two Crawley men are to appear in court accused of drink-driving.Throughout December 182 arrests were made by Sussex Police officers during a Christmas crackdown on drink and...
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NAMED: 3 men charged with kidnap and attacking man found in...
THREE men have appeared in court accused of kidnapping a man in his 40s and leaving him with both eye sockets fractured and his leg broken in Tilgate Park.Sussex Police discovered a man lying seriously...
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Pound Hill fraudster jailed for tricking people in £310,000...
A CRAWLEY man has been sent to prison for being part of a network of organised criminals who scammed dozens of people into believing they were at fault for flooding homes with raw sewage.A total of 10...
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Langley Green residents express shock at policeman being hit over...
A POLICE officer was taken to hospital after being hit over the head twice with a hammer by a man he was trying to arrest.Residents have told how they heard screaming and shouting as the incident...
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Judge decides not to jail teenager who set sheep on fire in...
A TEENAGER who set fire to a sheep and "pressurised" underage girls into having sex with him was "lucky" to avoid going to jail according to the judge who sentenced him.Kieran Taylor was sentenced on...
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PHOTO: First picture of teenager accused of hitting, kicking and...
THIS is the first photo of a teenager accused of being involved in an attack on a sheep which was stabbed, kicked and set on fire in Tilgate Park.Matthew Dean, who was 17 at the time he was charged...
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